Indonesia

From the religious tourist attraction at Al Quran Al Akbar to Kampung Kapitan 7 Ulu Palembang, a Tinghoa settlement, we then made our way to Kampung Arab al-Munawar/ Kampung Munawar to be immersed with the Arab culture of the community that originated from Hadramout, Yemen. They have been living in Palembang for 300 years to […]

After visiting the giant woodcarved Al Quran Al Akbar, we went to Kampung Kapitan 7 Ulu, Palembang to learn the history of Chinese migration to Sriwijaya, the old Palembang. As our coaster stopped by the Musi River, just across the Benteng Kuto Besak Plaza, we walked through a narrow alley (which turned out pretty instagrammable) […]

Due to its glorious history during the Sriwijaya kingdom of Palembang, the city is a melting pot of different cultures. In our last day in Palembang, we visited 3 different areas which relate to the cultures and religions of the people of Palembang. Known as the centre of Islam many years ago, Palembang attracts thousands […]

Museum is a museum. What a dull day it would be in Palembang to spend in a museum. Those are my initial thoughts of how our first day would turn out to be. It made a lot of sense to visit Museum Balaputra Dewa of Palembang when the original traditional house of Palembang known as […]

Among the things that I treasured from my recent trip to Palembang is none other than the food. It took me 3 trips to Palembang to finally come out with a list of must-try food in Palembang. Pempek At the mention of the name “pempek”, my colleague reprimanded me for saying the foul word. I […]

Check-in at Villa Gunung Gare, Pagaralam After almost 12 hours since leaving Malaysia, we arrived at Villa Gunung Gare, Pagaralam at 8.30pm. The journey to Pagaralam is worth the trip, if you have read Nature Paradise in Pagaralam. Suffice to say at this juncture that there are not many hotels in Pagaralam as compared to hill stations […]

Day 2 @ Pagaralam, South Sumatera Early Morning Call for Sunrise at Tugu Rimau, Pagaralam |By 4.15am, we left for Tugu Rimau, a viewing point located at 1,821m above sea level. Automatically, I found myself defying the sleepiness in me because the uphill ride pumped in enough adrenaline to keep me awake. Who would not […]

After early morning flight drama of mine (I almost missed the flight, Grab car not accepting credit card payment and nearly had my ATM card swallowed by the machine), I heaved a sigh when I arrived at the boarding gate just in time. From here, I continued the journey together with 6 other media influencers […]

The deep blue sea stretches out in the distance as our boat speeds along the dry mossy grass hills. The whole setting is fitting for a scene from the Jurassic World. On numerous occasions, I have mistaken the hills for dinosaurs. I mean, they really look like dinosaurs which are frozen by time. The bizarre […]

I emerge from my hotel room to prepare for the first day of diving in Komodo National Park. In the next couple of days, my life can be summarized in a dive mantra, Eat Sleep Dive Repeat. Komodo National Park is accessible via Labuan Bajo fishing town. As the first dive site is located 45 minutes […]

I was sent for an assignment by Gaya Travel Magazine after the Wonderful Indonesia media campaign of Makassar – Lombok – Banyuwangi – Bandung. This time it was a dive trip to Komodo National Park, a dive destination of dream. Unlike the earlier trip of social media influencers, the dive trip was meant for printed […]

Apart from the traditional wet markets, floating markets are the most authentic places to visit. After being spoiled by the floating markets in Kashmir, I have been longing for another floating market trip. Then, I came across Lok Baintan Floating Market in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. As I was part of the Wonderful Indonesia’s Trip of […]

Banyuwangi also boasts a number of national parks such as Baluran National Park, Meru Betiri National Park and Alas Purwo National Park. These are not the usual national parks you would see around South East Asia. These are the national parks which will give you a little sensation of African safari because of the vast […]

The Ijen volcano is known for its unusual phenomena on earth ; the blue flame and highly acidic lake. Basically, for the night trekking, it is the blue flame that we are after. Over the internet, it is said that Ijen Crater is one of the two places in the world where you can see […]

Recharged and fully recovered from the weariness, the second day in Gili Trawangan was loaded with activities. First of all, I went snorkeling on the second day in Gili Trawangan with bloggers from #tripofwonders. Snorkeling and island hopping are your default activities in Gili Trawangan. Of course, there are the famous swing of Gili Trawangan […]

After the cultural tour at Sasak Sade Village, the bus took us through Senggigi heading to Teluk Kodek/Nare. Teluk Kodek is also known as Blue Water. In between we had the spicy ayam taliwang, a local cuisine of Lombok at RM Taliwang Raya and went shopping at cheap and spoilt for choices Sasaku. Trust me, there are […]

Lombok is another city in Indonesia that had me visiting again and again. Each visit is meant to discover new places. Two major destinations in Lombok that I explored in this trip were Sasak Sade Village, Rembitan and Gili Trawangan. The Sasak people is native to Lombok who live mainly on the island of Lombok. […]

The history of Makassar began with Fort Rotterdam which was turned into the site of government, military and trade after the destruction of Somba Opu Fort. The fort, which is located in the city of Makassar facing the Makassar straits, witnesses the city development since its reconstruction in 1613. The fort was renamed as Rotterdam […]

When people see me eating, they always leave a remark that I am more fitted to be a food blogger instead of a travel blogger because I know how to appreciate my food. The good food at the expense of plummeting body weight. As a traveler with halal diet, Indonesia has been among the best […]

It still tickles me even now at the mention of Kodingareng Keke and Samalona Island. I remember on the second day in Makassar, we had spontaneous word play game on the boat to Kodingareng Keke Island, one of the eleven islands located in Spermonde archipelago. Kodingareng Keke, Samalona and Spermonde; those are the tricky words. […]